GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
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|---|---|
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
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| machinations | an act of machinating |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
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| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |